| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Deasún Mac Amhalaí | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Born | 28 January 1976 Bantry, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Business analyst | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1993-2008 | Bantry Blues | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 2 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
1994-1996 1996-2002 | Waterford RTC University College Cork | ||
| College titles | |||
| Sigerson titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1998-1999 | Cork | 0 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Desmond McAuley (born 28 January 1976 [1] ) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. At club level, he played with Bantry Blues and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team.
McAuley played Gaelic football at all levels as a student at Schull Community College. He earned selection to the Cork vocational schools' team and won All-Ireland Vocational School's SFC medal after a 0-13 to 0-07 win over Donegal in 1994. [2] McAuley later studied at University College Cork and lined out in the Sigerson Cup. [3]
At club level, McAuley began his career at juvenile and underage levels with Bantry Blues. He won back-to-back Cork U21AFC medals while simultaneously progressing to adult level. McAuley was still eligible for the minor grade when he won a Cork IFC medal in 1993 after a 0-12 to 0-10 win over Ballincollig in the final. [4] He later won Cork SFC medals in 1995 and 1998. [5] [6]
At inter-county level, McAuley first appeared for Cork as a member of the minor team that won the All-Ireland MFC title in 1993, after a 2-07 to 0-09 win over Meath in the final. [7] He later spent two seasons with the under-21 team but ended his tenure in that grade without silverware. [8] McAuley also lined out in the League of Ireland with Cobh Ramblers. [9]
McAuley was drafted onto the senior team during the 1998–99 National Football League and captained the team during several games. He ended the campaign with a winners' medal after a defeat of Dublin in the league final. [10] McAuley was later third-choice goalkeeper behind Kevin O'Dwyer and Alan Quirke, and was a member of the extended panel for Cork's defeat by Meath in the 1999 All-Ireland final. [11] [12] [13]